Health startups in Africa have been invited to apply for the Innovate For Life Fund 2018. The Innovate for Life Fund aims to invest in African health entrepreneurs to accelerate home-grown health solutions for the African market. It offers African health sector-specific support: knowledge, network and access to funding. This is…
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Apple has been ordered to pay $502.6 million to VirnetX Holding Corp. after a grand jury in Texas found that the iPhone maker infringed patents related to secure communications, according to Bloomberg. The judgment is the latest in an 8-year-old legal battle between Apple and VirnetX, a company that makes most…
US-based fintech accelerator Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) announced that it will invest $200 000 in four African fintech startups, including Nobuntu, Cherehani Africa and NALA. The four investments bring the total DFS LAb portfolio to 12 startups. In addition to the $50 000 investment per startup, the selected companies will also receive six months intensive…
Before the ‘proliferation’ of startups in Nigeria, OkadaBooks has been existing since 2013. The startup won the MTNApp challenge in 2013. Fast forward to today, the startup is not resting on its oars as it was recently selected as one of the startups to participate in the Google Launchpad Accelerator. In…
Dubai seems to be doing everything to become an international technology hub. One of the actions it will take in the next few months is to test smart number plates which it plans to introduce. Vehicles will be fitted with smart plates with digital screens, GPS and transmitters.The new plates…
Nigeria’s Fintech startup, Zoto announced that it increased its transacting user base by 56 percent, with plans to record a significant improvement in the 2018/19 financial year. The fintech start-up processed 5 million orders in the last year, which is expected to grow 300 percent to 15 million orders in…
Ecobank has announced that its mobile app, a single, unified financial services application across 33 African countries, has processed 9 million transactions worth over $1 billion since launch less than 18 months ago. With over 4 million users, the Ecobank Mobile App is available to all, enabling users to open…
Kenya startups In January, Norwegian-based startup investment platform Pangea, called on African Startups to apply to be part of its recently launched accelerator in Kenya. Today, it has unveiled the 11 startups that will take part in the Nairobi-based accelerator to have the opportunity of getting up to $50 000 in investment from…
The role of social media in governance cannot be downplayed in the 21st Century. It can make or mar a government, destroy or pummel its reputation and at the same time serve as a perfect engagement tool with the citizenry. However, it seems various governments in Nigeria at both the…
A few weeks back, we reported that BlackBerry has slammed a lawsuit on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram over patent infringements related to its BlackBerry Messenger platform. This suit has barely taken off that Blackberry is Snapchat over digital messaging patents it’s supposedly infringed on. These patents are owned by BlackBerry and were…
Some entrepreneurs and startup owners attach little or no importance to the name they give their startup. Unknown to them, their business name will get used more and last longer than any other investment they make in your business. It’s essential that they get it right the first time. We…
The upgraded version of Ecobank’s revolutionary mobile app has attracted 3 million new customers in just 6 months, taking the total number of users to 4 million. The app builds on the core functionality that saw the original version applauded as a game changer for African banking by using digital…
In many parts of Africa, healthcare is still restricted to the four walls of hospitals. This has resulted in hospitals being overcrowded and overwhelmed. Another cause of this is the lack of medical facilities and professionals. Regardless, Teheca, a Ugandan health startup is contributing its own quota to resolve this…
Nigeria, 3rd March 2018: Jumia Food, Africa’s leading online food delivery platform has announced the launch of a new App that will revolutionize online food delivery in Kenya. This improved version will better user experience, allowing customers to slide across menu categories with improved designs. “We are committed to delivering the…
Thrive Agric is one of the Nigerian startups participating in the Google Launchpad Accelerator. Innovation Village caught up with Uka Eje, the CEO of Thrive Agric. He told us about the increasing interest of Nigerians in Agriculture, the motivation for starting and much more. Can You Tell Us About Yourself?…
Jaguar Land Rover is to supply up to 20,000 of its new electric I-Pace cars to Waymo, a subsidiary of Google owner Alphabet. According to reports, these cars will be converted into self-driving vehicles for its ride-hailing service. The deal which is worth up to $1.3bn further reveal’s Waymo’s ambition in the…
swiftVee is an agrotech startup based in South Africa and it is among the 12 startups selected for the Google Launchpad Accelerator. In this exclusive interview, Innovation Village, interviewed Russel Luck, the MD of swiftVee. Luck threw more light in swiftVee, reacted to their selection and much more. Excerpts About…
Sam Bhattacharyya and Tunde Alawode met at MIT where they worked together to establish an edtech startup called dot Learn. In this exclusive interview, Innovation Village spoke with Bhattacharyya who told us about dot Learn, recanted his experience at the “Next Billion Ed-tech competition” at the Global Skills and Education Form…
Although Uber pioneered the business of ride-sharing, it seems they are now facing so many competitions and this is forcing them to pick their fights-so to speak. Reports have emerged that Uber is selling its South East Asia ride-share and food delivery business operations to its rival and competitor Grab.…
BitPesa, the leading digital payment platform in Kenya recently expanded to Ghana and it already has offices in 8 markets across Africa and Europe. Innovation Village interviewed the CEO and founder of BitPesa, Elizabeth Rossiello. She spoke about BitPesa, their expansion to Ghana and plans to bring digital payment closer…